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LURCHWV@BJS

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Front sight dovetail
« on: August 21, 2010, 03:25:06 PM »
  The barrel of my first build has a sight dovetail already cut,  it's a half inch wide.  I can only find 3/8 dovetail sights.  Any suggestions?


   Rich
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Offline Rolf

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Re: Front sight dovetail
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 03:41:41 PM »
Front sights are easy to make. Make a base that fits from a piece of brass sheet metal and silver solder on a blade.

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Offline Shovelbuck

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Re: Front sight dovetail
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 03:44:57 PM »
Not to difficult of project to make. Get yourself a block of steel or brass and after about 6 basic cuts with a hacksaw, file to finish shape.
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Re: Front sight dovetail
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 05:23:06 PM »
Or just find a piece of 1/16"thick brass of steel, fold into an inverted T, solder, and file away everything that doesn't look like a sight.  ;)

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northmn

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Re: Front sight dovetail
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 06:05:39 PM »
Quote from: J.D. on August 21, 2010, 05:23:06 PM
Or just find a piece of 1/16"thick brass of steel, fold into an inverted T, solder, and file away everything that doesn't look like a sight.  ;)

God bless

Works for me.

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Dave Dolliver

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Re: Front sight dovetail
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2010, 01:29:00 AM »
There is a cast front sight with an oversize base for just such an application.  I got mine from TOW to keep on hand.  But as you can see it isn't hard to make them.

Dave Dolliver
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